The moon sets 12:58 p.m. today, rises 3:53
a.m. Monday. It is three days after the last quarter.

100 years ago today

1914: Dirty dancing: "The actions of
Special Officer Rocco Loguidici, who is alleged to have stopped tango dancers
in a Hazleton hall and threatened
each attendant with a fine of $8, are being investigated by Chief of Police
Turabach who intimates that Loguidici may lose his badge if the complaints made
against him can be proven. After the officer stopped the fancy dancing most of
the merrymakers went home sooner than obey the edict that restricts two-steps.
Waltzes and five-steps were the only varieties of amusement that would be
permitted."

-- At
the masses of St. Philip and James Catholic Church (Phillipsburg)
yesterday Rev. Hugh Massey in no uncertain manner condemned all the modern
dances and exhorted the young men and women of the congregation to refrain from
indulging in the 'tango,' 'Boston
dip,' 'bunny hug,' 'slide,' 'hesitation waltz' and the 'muscle dance.'"

50 years ago today

1964: Dumb and dumber: "New
York (AP) —
The schoolboy who smokes is likely to be dumber, poorer and angrier than the
one who doesn't, a doctor said yesterday. But schoolgirls who smoke, while apt
to be dumber and poorer, seem happier than their nonsmoking friends, said Dr.
Eva Salber of the Harvard School of Public Health. She reported on a survey of
the smoking habits of 7,000 boys and girls in grades 7 through 12 in Newton,
Mass."

25 years ago today

1989: Racking up the points: "It was a
night for dusting off the record books after the smoke had cleared from the
rims and the Phillipsburg
basketball team was busily icing down its shooting arms. The Stateliners' 91-69
win over Northampton represented
the most points scored by a Phillipsburg
team in 13 years, although well off the school record of 125 rung up by the
Johnny Eck-led 1961 club against East Stroudsburg.
Senior off-guard John Rooney scored 27 points on an amazing 11-for-12
performance on the floor and three of his field goals came from beyond the
3-point arc."

Quote of the day

"As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say
what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost, and
science can never regress." — J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist
(1904-1967).

Almanac is compiled by Pete Brekus, Express-Times news
assistant. He can be reached at 610-258-7171,
or at pbrekus@express-times.com.